Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-16
ANARCHY'S FUTURE.
INSPECTOR BoNFIEIVs VIEWS UPON
CBICAGos DANGERS.
Believes the Lesson Of the Hanging
viii Be Lasting.

Will nc L&bhEk.
A Chicago special to the Phladelphis
Press says: What OF the future !? The
question presented itself to nue. this
morning as il did to hundreds OF others
who walked down the once turbulent
streets and were impressed with the calm
that has followed theawful storm. Does
it precede another, or has the death Of
four men and the imprisonment OF two
others brough. the Anarchist movement
to "A sudden halt ? l spent the day in
seeking enlightenment on this question
from Mayor Roche, Inspector Bonfeld,
Captain Black, and n dozen Anarchist
leaders, and my judgment, as based upon
their information and my own observa-
ton during a fortnights stay here is that
the community as such will not
face the same dangers again for years at
least. individuals, however, have some
reason 10 fear violence from half dozen
extremists among the Anarchists. There
is no doubt among those who are posted
that a secret vendetta has been issued in
which every man prominently identified
with the prosecution and death of the
five leaders was marked out as deserving
of q similar fate. Whether the recon-
mendation will be carried ont is another
question, but the fact remains that the
police are to continue guarding the
houses of Judge Gary, Lawyer Grinnell,
and all the jurors who brought in the
verdict Even Inspector Bon6eld goes
about heavily armed and followed by at
least one of his deputies These precau-
tionary measures are going to be kept
up for weeks to come.
The Anarchist movement as a whole,
however, has undoubtedly reached and
passed its climax it was built on the
quicksands of passion. and has fallen
away, now that its follower have come
TO see that the gallows stares every Jaw
breaker in the face. and that the moose
opens for the neck of every bomb
thrower.
THREE RABID ANARCHISTS.
The radical talk of the widows of the
dead Anarchists must not be taken as
indicative OF the feeling among those
who have husbands and fathers left them.
Still, Mrs. Engel told me this morning
that she got more comfort from the wild
yelling of the crowd at the cemetery
yesterday than from any words OF the
speakers. for IL seemed to her that others
yere ready 10 follow where her husband
iad led. Both the Parsons woman and
Mrs. Fischer acquiesced in this view.
These three women are the most rabid
Anarchists IN the city to-day. Life and
liberty are too precious to all men to be
sacrificed for the pOSsiblebenefitO of others.
and the gallows is not the altar on which
any man cares to offer mp bis existence for
the sake of such cause as those people
propose Inspector Bonfeld read me a
logical essay on this phase of the pro-
blem tins morning. He said:
Every Anarchist in this city knows
that it means death not only to throw
bombs. but even TO urge others to do so.
l think Yesterdays demonstration was
good lesson 10 the red-ribbOned fellows
who Joined in il, for the slow march gave
, hem plenty of time to learn that The
~, ne hearscs would carry them to the
-. if they committed any overt act
Sion mink, no matter what station in
Ibe wor d they occupy. and the process
g rooso,. ing is Just as logical with the
- $50 80 18th the rich. When they 90
- ,So;r boro es tonight and contrast the
,Iaa-f,l vic )me faces of their families
r;tb tbe 6osola. e and cherries firesides |
6 tho de.J tboi, devotion to Anarchy is
',,r .nt 20 weaken hat is force more /.
potent than the rifle policemen carry.
WHY THEIR sTRENG TIL Is BROKEN
"Then YOU do not ex. 'ect TO see a re,
organization of Anarchis. IL IoiceS'
asked the Inspector. ~
Il do not" he replied, "a or TT the rea, /
on Just stated and for others. Inc ead
men we're their leaders. Spit ,espe-
tally might he called the leader. 1hey
ire gone and there is no one to 'ake
heir places. The trouble about org an
zing hereafter lies in the fact that evelV
nan weighs his words. He will feel that
hey are sure to be set down against
hin. and should an outbreak follow
he will be guilty of the results
Spies, Parsons, Fischer, and the others
did and said exactly as they
pleased for years without disturbance ,
from us. The most radical sentiments /
were uttered and the red flag paraded !
the streets. These shows easily caught
up recruits and Anarchy grew with great }
rapidly. Now all that Is past they can
have no parades except under our au- |
spices. and no meetings unless the !
sseeches are within the bounds OF the |.
law. About three quarters OF the /
Anarchists are Germans, the remainder
are divided between Poles, Scandinavlans.
and Bohemians. There are not dozen
Irishmen in the movement in the
city"
WHAT THE ALARMS" EDITOR CLAIMS.
1t is only fair to give both sides of
question. and the Anarchist side of this
one is wholly different from that adj
vanced by both the mayor and the po-
lice. The editor of the Alarm wrote
this statement for me this afternoon;
The magnificent demonstration made
Yesterday at the funeral of our comrades
shows cOnclusiyely that the majesty OF
the law has not been vindlcated IN the
seuse that the daily press of Saturday
represented On the contrary 1t proves
that the lines are being squarely drawn
between the contendinG forces. The
State has given us an object lesson OF
the fact that they and they only appeal
10 the law of force. Thousands of work
ingmen have already answered by their
presence at the funeral that they despise
and condemn the law and the force repre-
scented by the State. This popular tribute
10 our martyrs indicates the opening of
new era. Their heroic attitude before
grim death has put their executioners on
trial. The whole system which demanded
the sacrifice OF their lives Is before a
jury Of the people. Their souls are al
ready marching on. Our duty now IS 10
vindicate free speech and a free press
On this line our battle against organized
despotism will be made, and we will con-
tinue 20 present the views OF the dead
men, for which the Pharisees and the
Scribes clamOred for their blood.
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